Late San Jose Earthquakes comeback not enough against Orlando

Florian Jungwirth celebrates one of his two goals on Saturday night. (Courtesy photo)

After falling behind Orlando City SC by three goals with fifteen minutes left, the Quakes made the game exciting scoring two late goals. The ultimate result, however, was another loss for San Jose.

Orlando’s Chris Mueller opened up the scoring for the home side with a second-minute tally.

“We spoke in the locker room to keep going and follow the structure, but of course it’s hard when you go down 1-0 in the first minutes on the road with 25,000 fans,” said Earthquakes coach Mikael Stahre after the game.

Sacha Klejstan added another in the 35th minute before Dom Dwyer scored the third in the 69th. San Jose’s Florian Jungwirth finished in the 78 and 90th minutes to draw the Earthquakes close.

“I think in general if you’re 3-0 down, let’s be honest, the game is done,” noted Jungwirth. “But we got a set piece, and I think 17, 18 minutes left, so you think, ‘Okay maybe we get a lucky one too,’ and so it happens and we had five, six minutes left plus extra time and you hope for a lucky punch. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen.”

The Quakes, who have not won a game since their home opener on March 2nd, continue on the road next Saturday against the Columbus Crew.